A face like buttah!
The Body Deli is a kind of grocery store for your face and body. All of the beauty products are made from fruits, vegetables or other healthy, organic stuff. The store, at Mongoose Junction, is an offshoot of the original Body Deli in Palm Desert, California. Teri Moulton took over the St. John store a year and a half ago, and she tells us she does a good business with tourists, who spend an average of $150 to $250, but she she’s got a big local following too.
Best selling product? You’re looking at it. The botanical butter scrubs, which are lined up in big tubs like ice cream at Baskin Robbins. Not quite 31 flavors, but it does come in about a dozen different concoctions, including almond, coconut cream and ginger.
If all goes well, there will be a third Body Deli soon. Teri will open a new location on St. Thomas…at the uber-fancy Yacht Haven. She says she hopes to have it open by October. (There was a little story in Wednesday’s Chicago Tribune about the co-founder of the original the Body Deli…kind of fun…read it here.)
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August 23rd, 2007 07:03
YUM. 2 scoops please!
August 23rd, 2007 07:11
I worked for Body Deli at Mongoose for almost a year when Twyla and Doug owned it….
We had JUST opened and that was Feb 2004. We did get alot of tourists but then we built a good local following. It is a good location and the products are good……
People did think that was ice cream in the case and not scrubs and the way the soaps were merchandises they thought they were cheese hence the name ‘body deli’.
August 23rd, 2007 12:50
I personally love this stuff but NEVER use it when on island ~ Reason: The bugs love this stuff too!!!
August 23rd, 2007 13:18
you know, this post really should have come with some sort of scratch and sniff technology.
August 23rd, 2007 16:37
Can we purchase this stuff on line?
August 23rd, 2007 16:39
OOH Never mind!!
August 23rd, 2007 16:41
Yep. www.bodydeliusvi.com!
August 24th, 2007 09:54
Yuzu Twist Botanical Whipped Souffle - and just think … not too long ago the only thing you could buy in STJ was rum balls and t-shirts!